Fantasy Baseball 2020: How to prepare for the shortened season
By Bill Pivetz
Will we see more prospects?
What teams are going to do with their prospects this season is also a big talking point. While the playoffs are expanded for this season, more teams will be competing for a playoff spot over 60 games.
The Angels, Rays and Padres have a prospect in the top-10, according to MLB. Because they could be competing for the postseason, they could call up their prospects in order to help them make the playoff push.
Other teams like the Tigers, Royals and Giants have a top-20 prospect but they aren’t expected to compete this season anyway, so why start the service clock on those prospects?
With no word on a season for the minor-league teams, I could see some teams call their prospects up to get them some playing time and experience the MLB-level of playing with few consequences.
I’m not sure if I would add any of these prospects to my team this season. They haven’t seen any baseball action since Spring Training. So, jumping from A or AA to MLB is a big change in skill level. With each game more important than ever, the risk is too high for fantasy baseball owners.
Next. Baseball is officially back and Twitter freaked out. dark
With the groundwork complete, MLB and players are working over the final safety details. But, the 2020 MLB season is here. Rework your fantasy baseball rosters and develop a strategy because 60 games will come and go very quickly.